Posted By The Denver Post On May 14, 2007 @ 3:14 pm In News | No Comments

Not that there’s anything wrong with the stuff you’d get at Safeway or Home Depot, but some of the area’s prettiest gardens are planted with items purchased at Denver Botanic Gardens’ annual plant sale.
The 58th edition opened May 10 with a preview party that offered those willing to pay a little extra first dibs on the annuals, perennials, shrubs and cacti that went on sale to the public the following day.Mary Schaefer and her daughter, Amy Slothower, chaired the preview with help from a committee made up of Barbara Baldwin, Leslie Baldwin, Janet Ellis, Judy Grant, Karin Harvey, Sheilagh Hudon, Kay Malo, Stephanie Sabga, Jaala Sheldon, Chantal Unfug and Marilyn Wilson.
Fiesta de Flores was the theme.
Guests started arriving at 4:30 p.m. to peruse the sale items spread throughout the gardens. The entry fee that they paid — $75 per person or $125 a couple — included cocktails and a fiesta dinner at 6:30 in Mitchell Hall. Guitarist Robert Eldridge provided the music.
The money raised helps keep the gardens running.

Pictures taken at the preview party can be seen at denverpost.com/SeenGallery.

Society Editor Joanne Davidson’s column appears every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in the Scene section. She can be reached at 303-809-1314 or jdavidson@denverpost.com.